Koh Kong
Kaôh Kông is a Provinces of Cambodia. Kaôh Kông area is 11160.
Introduction
The name of the capital and the province … and the island adjoining it, Very confusing. Now a more and more popular entry point from Thailand gateway of Trat.The border post of Ban Had Lek, a small fishing village on the Thai side, is picturesque, while the Cambodia side, which the used to be desolate land, has recently been developed with a casino and a resort to lure Thai gamblers (there are no legal casinos in Thailand).
Kaoh Kong have 8 districk:
Botum Sakor • Kiri Sakor • Kaôh Kŏng • Smach Mean Chey • Mondol Seima District • Srae Ambel •Thmo Bang •Kampong Seila
History
Locates at Mondul Sey Ma District, at the Cambodia-Thailand border in eight-kilometer distance from the provincial town of Koh Kong. Cham Yeam is the natural and man-made resort, which organized by Neak Ouk Nka Li Yung Phat in 1997. Nowadays, Cham Yeam has been organized as the international tourist resort, in which there are five star hotel, guesthouses, casino and other entertainment. At Cham Yeam, there are a lot of coconut trees planted in chess line. Cham Yeam has beautiful scenery and can attract many tourists, especially Thai tourists. The border checkpoint of Cham Yeam opened from 8:00 to 17:00 hrs and from 22:00 to 22:30 hrs.
People
There are 107,499 male and 99,975 female so total: 207,474
get in
The small town of Koh Kong is about 10km from the border and taxis ply the route to the estuary of the Koh Kong river, then you cross by small boats – until the bridge is finished. From the port, fast boats link daily with Sihanouk Ville and Sre Ambel. A road is being built to contact the area with Rout No 4 between Phnom Penh and Sihanouk Ville (expecting to cut the travel tome from a full day to just around 4-5 hours). For most travelers, Koh Kong is merely a jumping off point to continue on to the seaside city of Sihanouk Ville of on to Bangkok for other way around, but this is going to change. Although there is little to say about sightseeing for lack of infrastructure, the place is basically untouched by tourism and it offers a glimpse of a Cambodia that is removed from the modern world. With the proposed nomination as World Heritage of the largely primary forest of the Cardamom Mountain stretching East of Koh Kong.
But as the bridge and the road are being built by the Thai Army and paid for by the Koh Kong Resort Casino, it remain to be seen if a sustainable and balanced new exploitation of the forest can be done. The name of the game still remain the same.
get around
Inside the city
Easiest and cheapest way around the city...... walk. Second quickest and second cheapest, rent a bicycle, about $1 per day. Quickest and third cheapest, take a motorcycle taxi, they go slow, and charge about 5 Baht to 10 Baht (Thai money, about 12 to 25 cents U.S.) inside of town. Next, rent a motorcycle for $3 a day plus gas. Other option, rent a car with a driver at the market. About $30 per day.
Getting to Koh Kong
From the Thai border, get a motorcycle (50 thai baht /person) or car, (250 baht for the car, or 70 baht per person if you can get more than 3 people) for a 15 minute ride into town.
From Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville, take a car or minivan for a 4 to 9 hour drive on national route 4 and a long road through the jungle. Travel time varies by road and car conditions. Sihanoukville is about 2 hours closer to Koh Kong than Phnom Penh. From Sihanoukville only, take the ferry leaving at noon and arriving at Koh Kong around 4pm. $20.
Leaving Koh Kong already???
To get to Thailand, take a motorcycle or car 15 minutes to the Thai border. About 50 Thai baht and up for a motorcycle and 250 baht for a whole car. After going through Cambodia and Thai immigration, you probably want either a minivan to Bangkok ($20+ and 6 hours) or a minivan to Trat, Thailand (110 Baht and 90 minutes, last one leaves at 6pm). Trat has a number of guesthouses starting at 80 Baht per night, and is the starting point for visits to Koh Chang Island.
To get to Sihanoukville, either take the ferry at 8am ($20) for a 4 hour ride, or get a minivan or car from the market, for a 4 to 8 hour ride. ($14 for a seat in a minivan, $65 for a whole car, $14 to $25 for a seat in a car, depending on the seat). To Phnom Penh by car is about 1 hour longer drive than to Sihanoukville and the same price.